AOSS Courses

AOSS 102  —  Extreme Weather

• Instructor: Perry Samson
• Prerequisite: none (3 credits)

  This course provides an introduction to the Physics of extreme weather events. The course uses examples of the thunderstorms, jet stream, floods, lake-effect snowstorms, lightning, thunder, hail, hurricanes, and tornados to illustrate the physical laws governing the atmosphere. Participants apply these principles in hands-on storm forecasting and weather analysis assignments.